Absolutely beautiful bus. I'm thinking about buying an MC8 , or MC9. I drove them for Greyhound from 1980 thru 1987 and know what a strong reliable unit they are. They are ideal for a live-in motor home conversion.
What a nicely done conversion! Fit and finish is really nice inside and I especially like the mini-split, which keeps the roof line more aerodynamic and keeps noise levels down.
They are truly amazing buses and to say they are over 70 years old that is the bit I find the hardest to get around Because they look so modern Top tour 👍👍😍
“The Big Easy” is a really nice looking “Silver Side.” As someone with a bum leg the I appreciate that the step is functional and I think that the window crank trim bezels are cool looking. I think that he has done a great job on the interior and the floor on the diagonal makes the bus look bigger inside. I like that the bus has the turn signals and would be interested to learn a bit more about the “gentlemen’s oiler”.
The gentlemans oiler is just a 16 quart can with a hose run down to the crank case. There is a dial on top, and every time you click the dial, it releases 2 quarts at a time. The beauty of it is that it drips oil in very slowly. I can click in 2 quarts the night before a 1500 mile trip, and when I arrive, the oil level will be about the same as it was before adding oil. (and I do leak and burn it like every other old Detroit. )
This Bus Is Great & Hope They Keep It Going As Some Appear To Have Never Gotten To The Bench Mark Of Completion & Have Had Theirs For Years. Bravo To New Orleans! :-)
I am quite certain that my bus will never be done. But we do get closer to the finish line everyday. We have a young son, so at this point, using it is far more important than finishing it.
I just had to track one down for this bus because I found a crack in my driver's front wheel. The internet told me they were all gone, but I found one by digging through a pile of nasty old wheels in a junk yard.
@@MrMauserb If you are lucky enough to have onboard and outboard matching on the drives you can always run steels on the inside and have a couple spares. But those are tough to find.
He keeps growing out of them, but the Chinese keep selling us new ones. Sorry you couldn't make this rally. It was a good time. We hope to see you next time around.
Very Nice Silver-Sides. So this is the first video of many more, we hope... By the way, any thoughts on doing an impromptu exhaust note contest? You can do a walk-around, Bus #1, 2, 3... asking for a startup and rev and then we can judge 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. What do you think???
I'd hate to see a number of how many folks you really have corrupted Scott! I could be included in that number also. My name is Don and I am an old bus addict who was corrupted by the Bus Grease Monkey !!
My name is Don also, and I fear I am borderline corrupted. I actually found Scott's channel whilst looking for more information regarding owning and operating old buses.
@@MrMauserb.... Thank you for your reply. So, is it the original engine? How many miles on it? If it's original, does it still retain the old style double row Oval intake ports or has it been upgraded to the single row oblong ports during a rebuild at some point? Love your Silverside and the interior is Great!
You heard the rear roof air. Its very old, and extremely loud. And it blows ice cold. It works better than sleeping pills at night. I'll really miss it when it finally craps out.
@iBiana Doubt two things that are in short supply. Lol. I'm sort of wondering when they were first introduced to the market. While I'm capable of the task, I'd rather just buy one done, like I did, but an older silversides would be the cat's meow.
Love silver sides but for now I think I will stick with my buffalo love Hugh bays in a buffalo he has done a really nice job on his bus Have a good day THE GRUMPY BUS
My department of motor vehicles would only give me the trailer plate, or a bus plate. With a bus plate, I would need commercial insurance. I thought it was weird to, but it was my only choice.
